Detectorist who stole £3m worth of Viking treasure gets extra five years in jail
A detectorist who stole an estimated £3m worth of Viking treasure has been sentenced to a further five years in prison after failing to pay back over £600,000.
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Men guilty of illegal plot to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins worth £766,000
Craig Best, 46, from Bishop Auckland and Roger Pilling, 75, from Loveclough, Lancashire, were both accused of conspiracy to convert criminal property
Man accused of plot to sell Viking coins told undercover police ‘I’m not greedy’
Metal detecting enthusiast Craig Best, 46, is charged with conspiring with Roger Pilling, 74, to sell criminal property – 9th Century Anglo-Saxon coins.